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screenX

Property/Method Type R/W Description

charCode

Integer R

The Unicode value of the character for the key that was

pressed

clientX

Integer R

The x-coordinate of the mouse pointer within the client

area (excludes toolbars, scrollbars, and so on) when the

event occurs

clientY

Integer R

The y-coordinate of the mouse pointer within the client

area (excludes toolbars, scrollbars, and so on) when the

event occurs

ctrlKey

Boolean R

True indicates the CTRL key is pressed; false indicates

it is not.

currentTarget

Element R

The element that is currently the event target

detail

Integer R

The number of times the mouse button has been

clicked

eventPhase

Integer R

The phase of the event, which is one of the following

values:

0 – capturing phase

1 – at target

2 – bubbling phase

isChar

Boolean R

Indicates if the key that was pressed has a character

associated with it

keyCode

Integer R/W Numeric indicator as to the key that was pressed

metaKey

Integer R

Indicates if the META key has been pressed

pageX

Integer R

The x-coordinate of the mouse pointer relative to

the page

pageX

Integer R

The y-coordinate of the mouse pointer relative to

the page

prevent

Function N/A You can call this method to prevent the default

Default()

behavior for the event.

relatedTarget

Element R

The secondary target of the event, most often used in

mouse events

screenX

Integer R

The x-coordinate of the mouse pointer relative to the

entire computer screen

screenY

Integer R

The y-coordinate of the mouse pointer relative to the

entire computer screen

shiftKey

Boolean R

True indicates the Shift key is pressed; false indicates it

is not.

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